War Child Australia Team
War Child Australia commenced operation in July 2002 and is a national
office of War Child UK.

Management committee

The War Child Australia management committee consists of:

National roles

Ambassador Programme Manager

Communications

State roles

State Coordinators

Schools Coordinator

The War Child Australia team

The War Child Australia team consists of:

Bea Duffield

Born on Thursday Island, Bea Duffield now lives in Brisbane and has a Bachelor of Science (Honours) degree, a PhD in microbiology and various management qualifications picked up over the years. She has worked as a research scientist, science policy strategist, technology manager,
business professional and communications skills consultant in Australia, Asia, United
States, Canada and UK. Bea presently works in science infrastructure planning. Bea's particular interest is science futuring - exploring the possible impacts of present and future technologies on our environment, societies, lifestyles and culture. Her techno-thriller Deception was published recently.

Nick Earls

Nick Earls was born in Northern Ireland and moved to Australia at the age of eight. He graduated in medicine from the University of Queensland and has since worked as a general practitioner and
medical editor. His first collection of stories, Passion, was runner up in the Steele Rudd Short Story Award in 1993. Since then Nick has written many adult and YA novels: After January; Zigzag Street, which won the Betty Trask Award in the UK; Bachelor Kisses; 48 Shades Of Brown, which won the CBC Older Reader's Book of the Year in 2000 and has recently been filmed as 48 Shades; Perfect Skin; World Of Chickens; Making Laws For Clouds; and The Thompson Gunner. Nick contributed to Girls' Night In and Girls' Night In 2, and has co-edited Big Night Out, Girls' Night In 4, Kids' Night In and Kids' Night In 2. Nick was the founding Chair of War Child Australia, a position he held until April 2006. Nick is now an ambassador of War Child Australia. He is also the patron of Kids Who Make a Difference, and an ambassador of the Mater Hospital Trust.

Shaun Ford

Shaun Ford is Managing Director of OnlineBiZ Pty Ltd and Action International Design Pty Ltd which deals with business marketing and development of SME's currently in 19 countries around the globe.

Joanna Francis

Joanna was War Child Australia's first field worker, working in Herat Afghanistan for a year from November 2002. Joanna holds a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Melbourne, majoring in Criminology.

Gillian Gallagher

Gillian holds a BA from the Univesity of Western Australia. She currently works in the WA Department of Premier and Cabinet as a Communications Coordinator. Previously Gillian has worked in the UK as a Marketing and Fundraising Director for UNICEF, and in a variety of roles with the British Heart Foundation, the Harold MacMillan Foundation and the British Film Institute.

Sarah Garvey

Sarah Garvey is a Principal Policy Officer with the Queensland Department of Tourism, Fair Trading and Wine Industry Development. Sarah has a law degree (LLB) and an Arts degree (majoring in economics) from the University of Queensland. Sarah has held a variety of legal policy and management positions within the Queensland public sector since 1990.

Katie Greenwood

Katie Greenwood has a background in education having graduated from the University of Queensland with a Bachelor of Arts and a Post-Graduate Diploma in Education. Since moving out of the classroom five years ago, Katie has worked for Australian Red Cross, initially in Youth Services Management and currently in Fundraising and Event Management.

Anthony Hayes

Anthony Hayes is head of Central European operations for Qantas Airways. He has an Honours Degree in Political History from the University of Queensland.

Anthony Hopcraft

Natalie James

Danielle Kabos

Melanie Kettle

Mel Kettle has nearly 15 years experience of working in the private and government sectors delivering exciting and challenging marketing, communication, media and strategic planning projects. In July 2006 Mel established her own business, Mel Kettle Consulting, providing comprehensive marketing communication services (including public relations, event management, corporate communications and change management) for corporate and government clients. Mel's education includes a Bachelor of Arts (Tourism) and a Master of Business (Marketing).

Amy Lamoin

Amy Lamoin is a Human Rights Officer at the Anti-Discrimination Commission Queensland. In her current role she works closely with people from diverse communities to enhance their civic capacity and their access to human and civil rights. She has a Bachelor of Arts in political science and sociology, an honours degree in women's studies and is currently completing her doctorate in the area of gender and human rights.

Andrea Martin

Andrea Martin is the Principal Financial Coordinator for the Queensland Office of Fair Trading in the Department of Tourism, Fair Trading and Wine Industry Development.

Natalie Martin

Natalie Martin has a Bachelor of Science and a Bachelor of Education. She currently works as an environmental education officer for the Brisbane City Council. She has volunteered for several other organisations such as World Vision, Soroptimist International, The Wilderness Society and an orangutan rehabilitation centre in Borneo.

Clare Mirabello

Clare Mirabello is a Partner in the Entertainment and Media Division of TressCox. Clare has a Bachelor or Arts (History) and Bachelor of Laws from the University of New South Wales. She acts for Australian film producers, writers and investors in film and television and with others involved in the Arts.

Jamie Price

Jamie Price works as a clinical haematologist at Perth's Princess Margaret Hospital for children and in private pathology practice at Western Diagnostic Pathology.

Bridie Riordan

Bridie Riordan is a Senior Publicist in the Marketing Department at Penguin Group Australia. She has a Bachelor of Arts (Psychology and History) from the University of Melbourne and is currently completing part-time a Master of Arts (Communication) at RMIT University.

Rachel Saunders

Rebecca Sparrow

Rebecca Sparrow was born in Brisbane, Australia. Graduating with a Bachelor of Business Communications) from the Queensland University of Technology in 1993, Rebecca spent several years working in PR and Marketing for a range of organisations including Australian Red Cross, Flight Centre Ltd, the Nine Network and Britain's Millennium Commission.

From 1997-1999 she worked as a feature writer and then editor of Australia's then largest travel magazine, TRIPS. Her first novel, The Girl Most Likely, was published in 2003 and was joint winner of One Book, One Brisbane. It is currently in production with Shanahan-Icon to be turned into a feature film. Her second novel, The Year Nick McGowan Came To Stay, was released in May 2006. Rebecca has been a member of War Child Australia since its inception in 2002. She is also a regular contributor to the Courier-Mail.

Emma Talbot

Emma Talbot is a commercial lawyer at TressCox Lawyers. Emma has a Bachelor of Arts in Communications (Journalism) and a Bachelor of Laws (Hons) from the University of Technology in Sydney.

Emily Teh

Erin Wamala

Erin Wamala graduated from the University of Melbourne with a Bachelor of Education and is currently undertaking a Post Graduate Diploma of Publishing and Editing at RMIT. Erin was the Schools' Program Coordintor for The Age Melbourne Writers' Festival in 2004 and is currently the National Education Consultant for Penguin Books.

James Williams

 

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